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Betty Ong was a flight attendant on Flight 11. She died that day. NBC4's Cary Berglund spoke to the family. (Published Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011)

Events in the LA area commemorating 9/11 range from the dedication of a memorial garden in Beverly Hills to a charity motorcycle ride from Point Mugu to Malibu. All events are Sunday, Sept. 11 unless otherwise noted.

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Councilmember Paul Koretz, LAPD, LAFD, The American Red Cross, community organizations and other local agencies will provide information to guests and community members as to how to prepare in case of an emergency.

Speakers will include University President C. L. Max Nikias and Mayor Villaraigosa, with additional commentary by former Dean of Religious Life on campus, Rabbi Susan Laemmle, current Dean of Religious Life, Varun Soni, and Undergraduate Student Government President Monish Tyagi.

According to the official site, the event plans to donate “a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Fallen Fire Fighters Relief Fund, a non-profit organization that aids families of Orange County Fire Fighters lost in the line-of-duty.”

General admission tickets cost $40, VIP tickets cost $55.

Malibu

Pepperdine University will be holding a special 9/11 remembrance day on their Malibu campus

The University’s sprawling lawn will display 2,977 flags, commemorating the victims and emergency responders who lost their lives 10 years ago in the wake of the terrorist attacks.

Starting at 8:30 a.m., the University will host a bevy of events to memorialize the 10th anniversary of 9/11 on campus, starting with a service at the University Church of Christ at the Elkins Auditorium.

Following the service, a reading of the victims’ names at Alumni Park will be held from 11 p.m.to 3 p.m..

In addition, a screening of the film, "United 93," is to be held at the Elkins Auditorium at 1 p.m. Following the screening, actor Christian Clemenson, who played Burnett, will be hosting a discussion about the film and its impact.

At 4 p.m., Pepperdine will hold an hour long memorial service at Alumni Park to honor the lives of fallen heroes.

According to the university’s website, scheduled speakers include University President Andrew K. Benton, LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavksy, former California Governor Gray Davis, and California Assemblywoman Julia Brownley.

Pepperdine’s Heroes Garden will also be open to visitors all day, with the exception of 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., when it will be closed for a private ceremony.

He started his initiative by planting oak trees between Sierra Madre Boulevard and Altadena Drive (the area to be demarcated New York Drive), and now has permission to erect temporary memorial signs before the 10th anniversary commemoration of 9/11 in Pasadena this Sunday.

In the future, McDannel hopes to establish a new 9/11/01 Memorial Lake in Pasadena and develop a park in the Eaton Canyon basin.

The gates open at the Naval Base at 10 a.m. At 2:15 p.m., bikes will leave the park in groups of 500 to Pepperdine via Oxnard and Hidden Valley, and arrive by 4 p.m. for the remembrance ceremony at Pepperdine University.

Leading the ceremony will be Mayor Mike Gin. He will be joined by Senator Ted Lieu (28th California Seante District), Redondo Police Officer and Afghan War Veteran Brian Weiss, the Redondo Beach Veterans and Memorial Task Force, and members of the Redondo Beach Police and Fire Departments.

San Clemente

Park Semper Fi on Alameda Lane in San Clemente will host a bagpipe performance in remembrance of 9/11 by Duncan Wilson at 1 p.m.

"Firehouse," a play about the moral choices of firemen, will have its final three performances Friday, September 9th and Saturday, September 10th at 8 p.m., and Sunday, September 11th at 5 p.m. at the Whitefire Theatre, located at 13500 Ventura Boulevard, in Sherman Oaks.

The 5 p.m. Sunday performance will have a simultaneous broadcast, “making the play the first 99 seat theatre to broadcast live, worldwide under AFTRA’s new media contract,” according to the Broadway World News Desk.

Presented by the Ventura County Emergency Planning Council, the event is scheduled to include a traditional Bell Ceremony, flag ceremony, helicopter fly-over, bagpipe performance and other musical tributes.

The week’s events began on Monday September 5th and culminate on Sunday, September 11th.

On Friday, 9/9 at 10:30 a.m. a presentation will be held on the First Response Efforts on 9/11, featuring guest speaker Chris Kawai of the LAFD in the East Room at the Nixon Presidential Library.

On Saturday, 9/10, burned World Trade Center steel and a damaged FDNY aerial ladder truck are on display and open for public viewing all day.

On Sunday, 9/11 at 10:30 a.m., the event will culminate in Remember 9/11: The 10th Anniversary presentation, featuring remarks by Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and Joe Torrillo, a FDNY Lieutenant who survived the collapse of the towers.